Short history:
Saab fan car in a great condition, serviced in a Saab center by skilled people. Parked in a heated garage and driven with care. Regular service stops 15.000km or a year. All parts Saab genuine, used oil Mobil 1 0W-40.

Imported from Berlin in autumn 2010 with 39.000km. The first year it was a daily car, the rest a weekend or trip car.

FAQ:

Why do I sell it ?
A 3 years old daugther, I am spending all my free time with the family. Except that I have issues with the spine and cannot sit too long anymore. The car is located in Bratislava, Slovakia, EU.

What was upgraded:
The first owner installed a Hirsch Performance upgrade, I have a TÜV certificate for it. Specifications here.

Over the years I've upgraded the interior. Hirsch parts – carbon-leather dashboard, originally from Independence Edition, the strip on the glove box, center console and door handles. It has a front strut brace in the engine compartment and an upgraded steering wheel, both from Maptun. Also the windscreen came.

Fuel economy:
Official numbers are 10.6 l/100km combined (7.6 outside, 15.7 in the city). In long-term reality it is outside always higher (8-9) and in the city always lower (11-12), so the combined number is correct. Of course it depends on the driving style.

Failures and reliability:
It had never a serious failure, nothing critical was changed. It's pretty reliable. After a longer trip the stone kisses on the bonnet were too much and also I've got a stone into the windshield, so I've let repaint the bonnet (Saab Suchomel, Czech Republic) and changed the windshield. It still has a stone kiss in the left rear brake light. The lighter doesn't work, I am adding a spare ashtray set for change. Bluetooth for phone strikes sometimes.

Other:
The Saab was mostly cleaned contactless. Interior space: we (2 people) had no problems to pack everything for a 10-day vacation and drive partly without the roof. There is space in the trunk as well as on the rear seats.

Sunday, October 11, 2015

I just couldn't resist. Or, better said, I had to find time and save energy for this event. And it was a good decision. Saab Session Slovakia started 3 years ago with ~50 cars. Now it was 90+. In the time, when the Saab infection is weaker and weaker, this thing grows.

There were slovaks, czechs, polish and swiss guys, germans... even a lady from Brazil. Somehow. There were people driving for this event 10-12 hours, with relatively new Saabs but also 40 years old Saabs. What to say... this event is now rooted in the map of the european Saab events. In the small and strange country of Slovakia. A 2.5 days event. Wow.

Monday, January 26, 2015

The paintings of Simon Stålenhag are strange retrofuturistic snapshots into an imaginary world. Often, the hi-tek machines, are dead and rosty and industry from our age still works. As if he would say, don't rush into the future, things can get complicated, but I admit, it's too speculative. I've got from the paintings a very raw feeling as being in a desert.

He's a Swede, on the paintings are also cars. Saab as well. I found three of them, there are maybe more.

Sunday, January 18, 2015

On 17.1.2010 the first Saab Support Convoy started. It was basically a peaceful demonstration again GMs idea to close Saab completely. The idea was, that it happens at the same time all around the world, in places where Saabs have fans and fanclubs. About 6000 Saabs worldwide appeared at the first anniversary.

The rest is history, which, fortunately still continues. Somehow. At least.

This year it was the 5-th anniversary of the SSC. It was one of the few opportunities to see the known faces and friends in one place, so I couldn't resist. Also it was in Southern Moravia, which I absolutely love. Beautiful countryside. About 100 km far, which is nothing. And one of the best wine area in Europe.

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Dear friends and readers. I've got a couple of "why you stopped to write the blog" questions. My ego was smiling, however things have changed. I have a new love:

She's Alexandra, now 5 months young and absolutely loved by everybody who appears nearby. She's smiling and laughing, recently started to "comment" things and she steered my life towards things that really matter.

But my Saab is in the garage and it still continues to send the "drive, drive" signals. And I follow them. Much less, then before, but still quite often.

It was the case for today. In the last years, the Christmas are without snow. The climate is warming and I ask myself if we, the car drivers, are not at least partially guilty of this. We might be, but nobody answered this completely reliable. Anyway, today it was a sunny 13°C day here in Slovakia and I couldn't resist the signals from the garage. Roof down of course.

I wish you a relaxed and happy Christmas days and only the best for 2015. The next year will be good. Without any doubt. See you next year at Saabism.

Monday, November 3, 2014

Sunday, November 2, 2014

This is one of the busiest times I've ever experienced in my life. The neverending flu, which I hoped to be at the end before this year's the Saab Session. Of course it was not. A new and very strange GM in my daily job, making me think about, that I am too old for listening to incompetent managers.

But the smile of my newborn daughter gives me a energy for fight with all this every morning. Our private web project seen by 100.000+ people per month gets a smartphone version (app is there for long time). My first work on a smartphone dedicated website, I am proud of it. Many evenings and nights of work are behind it. We're searching for an investor to open new cities.

These are the things holding me off the blog for a while.

The Saab Session Slovakia 2014 has a nice headline at the end: "70 cars from 7 countries". It growed again a bit. Good mood was there all the time. All people from the scene were present. The place - Banska Stiavnica is beautiful. A success. Although I could be there only a couple of hours instead of the whole 2.5 days, here are some photos.